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Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025

“Evil is not something superhuman, it’s something less than human.”—‘The Pale Horse’, Agatha Christie, English mystery writer, 1890-1976

Posted on May 24, 2025

“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.”—(“Julius Caesar”), William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1564-1616

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.”—Mary W. Shelley, English novelist, 1797-1851

Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”—Helen Keller, American author, 1880-1968

Posted on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

“In quoting others, we cite ourselves.”—Julio Cortázar, Argentine-French author, 1914-1984

Posted on September 18, 2024September 17, 2024

“Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.”—(‘King Lear’), William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1564-1616

Posted on August 27, 2024November 18, 2024

“IN QUOTING OTHERS, WE CITE OURSELVES.”—Cortázar

Posted on June 23, 2023June 23, 2023

“We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.”—Jean-Françoise de La Harpe, French playwright, 1739-1803

Posted on February 18, 2023

“The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.”—(‘Much Ado About Nothing’), William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1564-1616

Posted on November 13, 2022

“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it.”—Jane Wagner, American writer, 1935–

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